Depends on your definition of works  

So you don't think the vaccine is effective that

1 Vaccinated person died and 135 Unavaccinate people died? That's 99.2% chance of preventing death

And of the 1804 people in the hospital, only 17 were fully vaccinated ... that means 99.1% protection ... and also keep in mind, there are far more vaccinated people than unvaccinated in New Jersey - So, you're probably closer to 99.5% protection.

I would say that's a pretty darn successful vaccine. Your anology about flying makes ZERO sense.